Quote Originally Posted by Troll View Post
Sportbikes are not comfortable. Unless you're into hardcore corner carving or insane straight-line speeds, get a dual-sport bike as your first streetbike.

The riding position is very comfortable. You can focus on your riding and EVERYONE ELSE. If you do go "off-roading" you'll have enough suspension to probably keep from damaging the bike too bad.

Then, after you get all the idiosyncrasies of "street-riding" worked out in your head, move up/over to a sportbike.

This is just my humble opinion, of course.

thats a good point thats often overlooked.